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Originally Posted by tis
Wifi, are there scanners now that work? The last time I had one they had changed over so we couldn't get a lot. I never bothered to check out a new one to see what they could do now.
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Lakes Region moved off their old low band frequency a few years back and
moved to high band. Many reasons, but the main one was homeland bucks and compatibility with the police department radios. The state police did the same way back. Turn your old scanner back on and program 159.900 and you will get LRMFA, or you can
listen live on your PC.
Many police/sheriff departments have gone digital, again with homeland dollars, and your old scanner can receive the channel but won't decode it, you need a new expensive scanner for that. Some departments, like the NHSP, run digital scramblers that you can't decode at home. Lots and lots of (your) money spent in the last few years making the local communications companies very rich.
Marine patrol moved from low band to 900, you will need a new scanner for that too, and last I heard, they ran analog in the clear. The NHSP originally had plans for 900, but the terrain here made it too costly and they went from low band to high band, digital, scrambled.
In any event, happy listening
